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Arthur Conan Doyle: Portrait on a post card, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 203

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

The 25 photographs include portraits of Arthur Conan Doyle; Doyle at work; Doyle on skis; Doyle with his sons; Doyle in military uniform; shots of the Crowborough Civilian Volunteer Battalion; the Doyles with the Harry Houdinis; and Doyle with religious figures at a meeting of Fellowship of Faiths. Also, the Psychic Bookshop; Doyle’s flower-covered casket; snapshots of some “Fairy” Photos (actually garden gnomes); and a well-known portrait of William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes, with separate autograph.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Creator

Access

The C. Frederick Kittle collection of Doyleana are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum, and items in each folder will be counted before and after delivery to the patron (Priority I).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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